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Whittingham Primary Academy

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMs Courtney Thompson

corporate_fareUNITED LEARNING TRUST

location_onLondon, E17 5QX

language Visit Website phone 2085233228

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2016

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Students

402

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Expected Standard

82%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Whittingham Primary Academy is a Academy converter primary school in London, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 9% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Whittingham Primary Academy is an academy converter in London, Waltham Forest, admitting pupils aged 3-11. It is part of UNITED LEARNING TRUST. The school has approximately 363 pupils on roll, of whom 30% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 82% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 26% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #3 of 49 primaries in Waltham Forest and #115 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2016. The school's current overall rating is Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 1.0× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 26.5:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.1 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

82%

LA 70%

Reading84% LA 79%

Writing82% LA 77%

Maths88% LA 80%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

110

GPS SS

109

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

68%

LA 71%England 61%

Reading79% LA 80% · Eng 74%

Writing71% LA 78% · Eng 72%

Maths84% LA 80% · Eng 73%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

59%

LA 65%England 60%

Reading75% LA 75% · Eng 73%

Writing75% LA 74% · Eng 71%

Maths86% LA 77% · Eng 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.4

Read

LA 0.4

-2.1 to 1.2

0.1

Write

LA 0.5

-1.5 to 1.7

1.5

Maths

LA 0.8

0.0 to 3.1

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

75%

LA 69%England 65%

Reading85% LA 76% · Eng 73%

Writing81% LA 78% · Eng 78%

Maths88% LA 81% · Eng 79%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

111

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.6

Read

LA 1.2

-1.0 to 2.2

-0.5

Write

LA 1.1

-1.9 to 1.0

0.2

Maths

LA 1.5

-1.2 to 1.6

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

69%

LA 68%

Reading70% LA 75%

Writing94% LA 80%

Maths83% LA 79%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.4

Read

LA 0.6

-2.1 to 1.3

5.2

Write

LA 1.4

3.6 to 6.8

1.2

Maths

LA 1.3

-0.3 to 2.7

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

10 June 2025

Inspection Report

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12 February 2020

Inspection Report

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06 July 2016

Inspection Report

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01 February 2013

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2016-07-06

Maintained Academy and School Short inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

2012-05-16

None Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.3%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.3%(1 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 363 pupils. During this period, there were 1 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.3%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	363	1	0.3%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	372	0	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	415	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	399	5	1.3%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	379	5	1.3%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	395	7	1.8%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	402	1	0.2%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	401	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	426	6	1.4%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	425	2	0.5%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	411	1	0.2%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	413	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	411	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	409	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	426	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	426	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	410	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	441	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	423	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	421	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	442	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	436	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	424	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	462	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	450	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	456	0	0.0%	0.5%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Speech, Language & Communication 24 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 10 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 9 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 2 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Severe Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 1 pupils